Ajimobi beaten to Senatorial seat by PDP candidate

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has lost his bid to return to the Senate.

In the result announced by the Returning officer for Oyo South Senatorial District, Prof. Wole Akinsola, Dr Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) beat Ajimobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the incumbent Sen. Adesoji Akanbi of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to emerge the winner.

He polled 105,720 votes to beat Ajimobi who scored 92,218 and Akanbi who polled 49,437 votes.